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G&G Brief presents an overview of the content of the Fall 2015 issue of Gems & Gemology.

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Autumn 2015 G&G: Trapiche Emeralds, Synthetic Diamonds and a Large Diamond Source

Russell Shor, November 4, 2015

G&G Brief presents an overview of the content of the Autumn 2015 issue of Gems & Gemology.

The view of Hogback Road, heading toward the Dust Devil Mine, illustrates the vast beauty of the landscape. - Duncan Pay

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A Sunstone Odyssey, Part 2: The Dust Devil

Duncan Pay, Robert Weldon and Kevin Schumacher, October 20, 2013

The "Sunstone Odyssey" series continues with a visit to the Dust Devil mine, a source of rough for many award-winning faceted gems and carvings.

A close-up image of a pile of rough diamonds.

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Ups and Downs of 2016 Make for an Uncertain 2017

Russell Shor, January 20, 2017

The diamond industry was slow to recover in 2016 and coloured gems got a welcome shot in the arm. Mixed signals leave no clear indicators for 2017.

Grey-To-Blue-To-Violet Hydrogen-Rich Diamonds from the Argyle Mine, Australia

Carolyn H. van der Bogert, Christopher P. Smith, Thomas Hainschwang, and Shane F. McClure

The Argyle diamond mine is the only known source of type IaB hydrogen- and nitrogen-rich diamonds coloured grey to blue to violet.

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Summer 2015 G&G: Dual-Stars, Photomicrography Guide, Rubies from Tajikistan, New Micro-World Section

Russell Shor, August 14, 2015

G&G Brief presents an overview of the content of the Summer 2015 issue of Gems & Gemology.

Pink Diamonds from Australia

Stephen C. Hofer, September 1, 1985

The author reports on a sudden influx of natural fancy pink diamonds and their origins.

Diamond Sources and Production: Past, Present and Future

Alfred A. Levinson, John J. Gurney, December 1, 1992

Diamond production’s future appears to belong less to Africa and more to Australia, Canada and the Russian Federation, according to this overview of geologic trends in the industry.

Confusing, Triangular Inclusions in an Art Deco-Style Pin

Spring 1991 G&G Lab Notes

March 1, 1991

This section, from the Spring 1991 issue of Gems & Gemmology, is a compilation of interesting finds from GIA’s laboratories.

Lab-Grown Coloured Diamonds from Chatham Created Gems

James E. Shigley, Shane F. McClure, June 1, 2004

This article compares some of Chatham Created Gems’ synthetic coloured diamonds to natural diamonds and explains the results.

A Review of the Political and Economic Forces Shaping Today’s Diamond Industry

Russell Shor, September 1, 2005

Political upheavals and technological advances, as well as changes in social and governmental attitudes and initiatives, have produced major and ongoing changes in the diamond industry.

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